Feeling Great
November 7, 2009 10:00pm
It has been 3 weeks that i have taken the Enbrel Sure Click, and i have had no pain since. My wrist hurts a little ever now and then, but not the way …
bigiblue
10:43pm, October 27, 2009
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About Me
bigiblue
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About Me
I have been married to my Husband for 36 years and have been dx with RA in dec 2008. Still trying to cope with it all.
I have been married to my Husband for 36 years and have been dx with RA in dec 2008. Still trying to cope with it all.
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Interests
I love animals and the Elderly. I love to crochet, travel, hiking and just being outside. I hope I'll be doing alot of that real soon again. This RA has put alot of the things I love to do on hold.
I love animals and the Elderly. I love to crochet, travel, hiking and just being outside. I hope I'll
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1 discussion post, 1 hug received, 1 journal post
Saturday
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bigiblue wrote a journal entry: Feeling Great 10:00pm
It has been 3 weeks that i have taken the Enbrel Sure Click, and i have had no pain since. My wrist hurts…
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bigiblue wrote a discussion post in the Rheumatoid Arthritis support group: Insurance 9:50pm
well I was cancelled by Unicare. They no longer serve us in the good State of Texas. I received a letter…
October 27
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bigiblue updated their status 10:43pm
taking enbrel shot tomorrow. Finger all healed.…
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bigiblue wrote a discussion post in the Rheumatoid Arthritis support group: Thanksgiving 10:42pm
My In-Laws are coming for the holidays. They are both in their 80's and I don't know if I will be able…
October 23
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bigiblue gave lycesq a congrats 11:04am
right back at ya.…
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Life will be good again!
October 15, 2009 8:12am
I have not had that kinf of feeling in along time, to actually feel happy about taking Shots. Although my Liver Enzymes are way up again, my …
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One Day at a Time
September 25, 2009 10:08pm
It is easy to have a good outlook on Life when I am feeling good again. That is the case today. I know it is Prednisone and I am going to enjoy it …
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Prednisone
September 23, 2009 10:06pm
I have been back on Prednisone for the last 5 days now. It is finally working the swelling is down in my ankle and my Calf compared to that on …
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Pred Again
September 19, 2009 2:54pm
I know that RA is traveling, but mine had been in one place for so long that I actually forgot what it is like to have a flare. Well this one is in …
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Good Luck
Hi I am from NZ and just read your posting. Am gobsmacked at the cost of insurance. I got into a discussion on this site with someone who totally supports US private system and is afraid of change. But how can you guys over there afford those sort of costs? We have a similar system to UK here in NZ - pay for doctors but subsidised as you get older/and/or have an ongoing complaint but our prescriptions are cheaper than UK. We also have a parallel private system which deals more with things that people dont want to wait for such as hip replacements but which also do some major stuff. I have a friend who had heart surgery at 91 because the public system refusted her. We looked into private insurance costs years ago and are glad we didnt sign up. My husband had a brain tumour (costs around NZ$35000) which wouldnt have been available privately anyway. Over here insurers keep clawing back what percentage they will pay of doctor and hospital costs so some people have dropped their insurance. Plus the recession of course.
I just wish you all the luck and so hope the US gets some sort of parallel system going but the medical industry (an alien concept to us here) seem to be lobbying against it. My personal opinion is that choice is democratic and rich people can pay to queue jump but the thought of people dying because they cant afford treatment seems barbaric and totally unchristian. I wish you all the luck with this and hope if you have to find work you can get something that pays well and helps.
Good Luck
Good luck with Thanksgiving! You're going to do great!
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Big - thanks for the comment. I wish I had the magic wand I could wave on all of you to give you remission...
See you online in a week!
Lynne 
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Hi Bigi! Thanks for your response to 'Fun Things to do'!
I really like the idea of the Senior Tours...I wouldn't necessarily want to run them, but it sounds like it would be fun to go on! Plus it would get me out of the house and allow me to meet some new people!
Thanks again and Hugs to you!
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What a wonderful "report". Am so happy for you that you are getting relief. I "think" I am almost ready, as the pain has been relentless and I don't know how much more of it I can take. Taking 5 ibuprofren at a time is going to rip a hole in my gut, and barely get any type of relief. Pretty bad when you have to lift your leg out of the car. Thank you, and please keep me posted -- especially, if you notice any side effects, as I guess that is what is keeping me from trying it. I really appreciate you writing and so glad that you are getting your life back, congrats!
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Close Menopause
Still having some Hot flashes, but not so much anymore. I am on Bio Identical Hormones. Take Estrogen and Progesterone Cream . I have been taken the Progesterone cream for 1 year or so now and just started on Estrogen, because I have read that it also may help the bones, and any kind of form of Arthritis inc. RA. Mostly though good for controlling mood and Hot Flashes.
Treatments
- Black Cohosh Working / Worked
- IT DOES HELP. I HAD BEEN TAKING IT FOR AT LEAST 1 1/2 YEARS, BUT GOT OFF BECAUSE I WAS PUT ON MTX AND THE LIVER IS A LITTLE HIGH RIGHT NOW.
- Estradiol Working / Worked
- BIO IDENTICAL ONLY. Have been on it for 4 month and is working great. no more Hot flashes, or barely noticible ones. Night sweats are also a past for most days.
- Estrogen Cream Too Soon to Tell
- BIO IDENTICAL ONLY
- Progesterone Cream Working / Worked
- BIO IDENTICAL CREAM. IT HAS BEEN A GOD SEND FOR ME.
Close Rheumatoid Arthritis
I WAS DIAGNOSED IN DEC'08. I FEEL BETTER NOW THAN WHEN I FIRST WAS DIAGNOSED. I DO YOGA, SWIM. I AM A LITTLE CONFUSED SOMETIMES IN WHAT TO TAKE AS FAR AS THE SWELLING IS CONCERNED. I DO HAVE THAT TO DEAL WITH, NOT MUCH PAIN JUST SWELLING IN KNEE.
Treatments
- Celebrex Not Working
- GOT HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE FROM THIS ONE
- Methotrexate Working / Worked
- I HAVE BEEN ON IT FOR 9 WEEKS NOW. I CAN SEE AOME IMPROVEMENT AS FAR AS PAIN IS CONCERNED, BUT HAVE TO WATCH NOW AS MY LIVER ENZYMES ARE ALITTLE HIGH.(65)
- Mobic Working / Worked
- ALSO HIGH BP
- Prednisone Working / Worked
- OF COURSE IT HELPS, BUT DON'T LIKE LONG TERM TREATMENT. I ONLY TAKE IT WHEN I AM IN SO MUCH PAIN AND NOTHING ELSE HELPS.
- Enbrel Working / Worked
- I on;y had one Shot. Sure click and felt no pain the next day. I will have to see if that was just a fluke or the real thing.I would never have believed it works that fast.
